FMFA Cup, Stoke City vs. West Bromwich Albion (Sun Oct 02) Stoke City | West Bromwich Albion 4-1-3-1-1 N | 4-4-2 T Ray Wallace | Neil Rowley | Justin_Bijlow GK | GK E_Mendy J_Walker DF | DF O_Kabak T_Chalobah DF | DF K_Gibbs C_Chambers DF | DF K_Bartley T_Tomiyasu DF | DF A_Hegazy F_Pereria DM | MF A_Reach A_S-Maximin MF | MF J_Livermore J_Sancho MF | MF A_Pereira A_Diallo MF | MF K_Grosicki E_Dennis AM | FW G_Jesus G_Martinelli FW | FW N_Pepe | J_Butland SUB | SUB S_Johnstone A_Christense SUB | SUB S_Ajayi M_Sarr SUB | SUB D_Furlong A_Edmundsson SUB | SUB Matt_Phillips A_Correa SUB | SUB C_Austin Referee: Josh_Smith (England) Min. 3 :(sto) J_Sancho has it now ... He takes on K_Gibbs ... He gets past him! ... He puts in G_Martinelli! ... G_Martinelli swings in the shot! ... E_Mendy fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 4 :(sto) G_Martinelli beats O_Kabak ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Josh_Smith ... G_Martinelli hits a great shot ! ... But E_Mendy palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 4 :(sto) E_Dennis plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... K_Bartley with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! Min. 6 :(wba) K_Grosicki with the dribble ... C_Chambers is easily beaten ... F_Pereria dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 8 :(sto) G_Martinelli dribbles it into the box ... K_Bartley with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... Josh_Smith ignores the protests for a card ... Neil Rowley looks relieved Min. 11 :(sto) F_Pereria with the heel pass to E_Dennis ... A_Hegazy plays it back ... E_Mendy slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... A_S-Maximin chips the ball in towards the far post! ... E_Dennis makes a firm connection with his head ... E_Mendy takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 14 :(sto) J_Walker unselfishly heads the ball back to G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli with a powerful header ! ... E_Mendy manages to turn it behind Min. 17 :(wba) A_Hegazy sidesteps T_Tomiyasu ... He was too quick for his marker ... A_Hegazy hits the ball first time! ... Justin_Bijlow gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 18 :(sto) G_Martinelli gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside K_Bartley! ... He has some space now! ... A powerful shot by G_Martinelli ! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 18 :(wba) A_Pereira flicks it over T_Tomiyasu and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... T_Chalobah with a bad challenge ... Josh_Smith calls him for a talk ... It’s just a warning Min. 19 :(sto) J_Sancho with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... E_Dennis gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A vicious shot by E_Dennis ! ... E_Mendy with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 23 :(sto) A_S-Maximin crosses into the box, finding E_Dennis ... K_Bartley gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 26 :(sto) A_S-Maximin with the header on ... He finds G_Martinelli in space ... G_Martinelli has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 28 :(sto) A_Diallo is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... G_Martinelli latches onto the end of it ... G_Martinelli with a graceful, looping effort ! ... E_Mendy gathers it easily Min. 29 :(wba) K_Grosicki controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Walker ... He puts in K_Gibbs! ... J_Walker goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 34 :(sto) J_Sancho floats the ball in to find E_Dennis ... K_Gibbs cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 35 :(sto) J_Walker finds E_Dennis in acres of space ... E_Dennis attempts to drive it home! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 37 :(sto) J_Sancho flicks it past K_Bartley ... He runs forward ... J_Sancho with the cheeky shot! ... It floats over E_Mendy ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 38 :(sto) E_Dennis with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past K_Bartley ... E_Dennis swings in the shot! ... But E_Mendy makes a superb stop down low. Min. 39 :(sto) C_Chambers brings the ball into the opposing area ... E_Dennis makes himself available ... E_Dennis tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 40 :(wba) G_Jesus runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Tomiyasu Min. 42 :(sto) J_Walker takes advantage of a mistake by O_Kabak ... Can he make them pay? ... J_Walker with a thundering shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sto) G_Martinelli with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... G_Martinelli unleashes a pile driver ! ... E_Mendy with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 45 :(sto) E_Dennis cuts inside A_Hegazy ... He worked that well ... E_Dennis belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... Looks like it should be E_Mendy's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... GOAL !! ... E_Mendy looks embarrassed! ... Lets see if Stoke City can hang onto that lead! ... Stoke City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 45 :(wba) A_Reach unselfishly heads the ball back to G_Jesus ... C_Chambers read the danger and stops the pass Min. 47 :(wba) N_Pepe cuts through the defence ... J_Walker with the tackle ... Josh_Smith will want to speak to him ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Stoke City 1-0 West Bromwich Albion Min. 49 :(sto) F_Pereria controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... G_Martinelli gets onto the end of the pass! ... G_Martinelli strikes a wicked curler ! ... E_Mendy gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 51 :(sto) J_Walker cuts through the defence ... A_Pereira seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 57 :(sto) A_Diallo plays it forward to J_Sancho ... The cross hits J_Sancho on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 60 :(sto) Up goes the substitution board - A_Christense on for C_Chambers as a DF Min. 60 :(sto) A_Edmundsson is coming on and A_S-Maximin is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play MF Min. 60 :(sto) A_Correa comes on for E_Dennis and takes up a AM role Min. 62 :(sto) J_Sancho unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli goes for the top corner ! ... E_Mendy makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 63 :(sto) J_Walker jumps over K_Gibbs's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Walker must beat E_Mendy! ... E_Mendy won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 66 :(sto) A_Correa is through on goal ... A_Correa flings a shot at goal ! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 67 :(sto) F_Pereria with a one-touch layoff to G_Martinelli ... A delicate chip from G_Martinelli ! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 68 :(wba) K_Gibbs turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to K_Grosicki ... But he loses control of it ... T_Chalobah takes possession Min. 73 :(wba) J_Livermore leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to G_Jesus ... Well executed sliding challenge from A_Christense Min. 74 :(sto) J_Walker kicks J_Livermore off the ball ... The linesman is flagging ... He could be off here! ... Josh_Smith reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 75 :(sto) A_Christense sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli with the drive! ... E_Mendy gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 77 :(sto) G_Martinelli takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hegazy ... Can he make them pay? ... G_Martinelli could have let it bounce! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 79 :(sto) The ball goes loose! ... A_Diallo gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... A_Diallo tries one from the edge of the box ! ... E_Mendy tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... F_Pereria hits it into the box! ... T_Tomiyasu tries to place the shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 81 :(sto) A_Edmundsson feeds the ball through the middle ... G_Martinelli runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... G_Martinelli lobs E_Mendy! ... The shot slips through E_Mendy's hands ... But E_Mendy recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 83 :(wba) O_Kabak with a real burst of pace ... He shows T_Tomiyasu a clean set of heals ... T_Tomiyasu knocks the ball back to Justin_Bijlow ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past Justin_Bijlow! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... A_Pereira crosses it in! ... K_Gibbs with the header ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 84 :(sto) J_Walker flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... But A_Hegazy puts it in row Z! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(sto) A_Correa beats K_Bartley ... A_Hegazy is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Neil Rowley looks relieved ... Ray Wallace is far from happy with that decision Min. 91 :(sto) A_Edmundsson sidesteps N_Pepe ... That was too easy ... A_Edmundsson flicks the header toward the far post! ... GOAL !! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... Stoke City 2-0 West Bromwich Albion ... Min. 92 :(sto) A_Correa beats K_Gibbs ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A_Correa with a terrific drive ! ... The Stoke City fans get off there seats! ... GOAL !! ... Stoke City 3-0 West Bromwich Albion ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : bet365 Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Martinelli (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Dennis (45), A_Edmundsson (91), A_Correa (92) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Walker (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Mendy Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City | West Bromwich Albion Attempts on Goal : 28 | 2 Off target : 12 | 1 On target : 16 | 1 Possession : 67 | 33 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 9 Key Tackles : 7 | 5 Key Passes : 16 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Stoke City 3 - 0 West Bromwich Albion ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justin_Bijlow GK 34 1 1 1 22 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 J_Walker DF 1 28 15 2 23 | 97 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 10 17 -1 T_Chalobah DF 1 29 11 4 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Chambers DF 1 28 10 4 25 | 63 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 T_Tomiyasu DF 1 27 9 2 25 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 F_Pereria DM 2 12 27 2 22 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 A_S-Maximin MF 1 4 28 12 27 | 63 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Sancho MF 1 3 30 12 25 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 48 10 A_Diallo MF 1 3 29 10 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 E_Dennis AM 1 2 12 28 22 | 63 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 G_Martinelli FW 1 4 11 29 32 | 97 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 J_Butland GK 29 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Christense DF 2 27 11 2 23 | 34 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 M_Sarr DF 1 27 6 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Edmundsson MF 1 2 27 14 23 | 34 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 A_Correa AM 2 2 4 28 22 | 34 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Mendy GK 32 1 1 1 24 | 97 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 O_Kabak DF 1 28 6 3 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 K_Bartley DF 1 26 7 3 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 26 6 3 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 3 A_Reach MF 1 3 27 11 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Livermore MF 1 8 26 3 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Pereira MF 1 3 26 10 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 K_Grosicki MF 1 1 25 9 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Jesus FW 1 2 6 29 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Pepe FW 1 6 12 27 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ajayi DF 1 26 12 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Furlong DF 1 25 5 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt_Phillips MF 1 3 25 12 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Austin FW 1 2 7 26 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1664699805 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35